Slowly Regaining Our Sanity, Bit by Bit
A ruling by U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan struck down a portion of a law giving the government wide powers to regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, saying it left journalists, scholars and political activists facing the prospect of indefinite detention for exercising First Amendment rights. She said in a [...]
I’m sure you’ve seen this description before. I found it again while surfing the web in my spare…what?? yes spare time. Doesn’t everyone have spare time? Today I taught my ESL students the finer points of baseball. I also remarked that I felt it is probably the most difficult game ever invented. Round ball hits [...]
Former half-governor Palin, no not Todd the other one, turned up on that channel that purports to be “News”, yah, that one, to lay into Michelle Obama’s defense of Barrack’s presidency. As she said to Hannity, “Oh Lord. Oh Lord! Are we just numbskulls out here in the heartland of America? Just a bunch of [...]
I’m sitting here on the balcony overlooking beautiful El Camino Real and across the street I see the second richest zip code in the country. It is so close yet so far away. Nah, I don’t dream of riches and people-who-do-that whatever. I AM one of those people-who-do-that and it’s not so bad I think. [...]
Today is December 22,2011, the last week of Advent before Christmas. One of today’s reading comes from the First Book of Samuel: “He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the [...]
Today is December 15,2011 –And one of the readings for today comes from Luke: “What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings’ courts. “(Lu. 7:25) Did you read recently of CEO’s record bonuses? American CEOs saw [...]
Today is December 8, 2011 the Feast the Immaculate Conception. One of the readings from today is Genesis.“The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above all wild animals; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of [...]
Today is December 1, 2011- The reading for today is from Matthew, “Not every one who says to me, `Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” (Matt 21:21) Which reminds me of some of the loud mouths that say they “speak” [...]
